Biden would push for less US reliance on nukes for defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden leaves little doubt that if elected he would try to scale back President Donald Trump's buildup in nuclear weapons spending. And although the former vice president has not fully detailed his nuclear priorities, he says he would make the U.S. less reliant on the …
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Biden would push for less US reliance on nukes for defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden leaves little doubt that if elected he would try to scale back President Donald Trump's buildup in nuclear weapons spending. And although the former vice president has not fully detailed his nuclear priorities, he says he would make the U.S. less reliant on the …
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Trump's talk of secret new weapon fits a pattern of puzzles
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expanding his arsenal of spectacular, but hard to explain, claims about U.S. military might.
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Air Force awards $13.3 billion contract for nuclear missiles
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force on Tuesday awarded a $13.3 billion contract for engineering and development work on a replacement for the Minuteman 3 missile, which has operated continuously for half a century as a key part of the nuclear force.
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Air Force awards $13.3 billion contract for nuclear missiles
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force on Tuesday awarded a $13.3 billion contract for engineering and development work on a replacement for the Minuteman 3 missile, which has operated continuously for half a century as a key part of the nuclear force.
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Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of disputed JEDI deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Friday reaffirmed Microsoft as winner of a cloud computing contract potentially worth $10 billion, although the start of work is delayed by a legal battle over rival Amazon's claim that the bidding process was flawed.
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Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of disputed JEDI deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Friday reaffirmed Microsoft as winner of a cloud computing contract potentially worth $10 billion, although the start of work is delayed by a legal battle over rival Amazon's claim that the bidding process was flawed.
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Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of disputed JEDI deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Friday reaffirmed Microsoft as winner of a cloud computing contract potentially worth $10 billion, although the start of work is delayed by a legal battle over rival Amazon's claim that the bidding process was flawed.
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Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of disputed JEDI deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Friday reaffirmed Microsoft as winner of a cloud computing contract potentially worth $10 billion, although the start of work is delayed by a legal battle over rival Amazon's claim that the bidding process was flawed.
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Pentagon says China planning big increase in nuclear arsenal
WASHINGTON (AP) — China likely plans to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads in this decade, including those designed to be carried atop ballistic missiles that can reach the United States, the Pentagon said in a report released Tuesday.
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US plans further troop reductions in Iraq by November
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States plans to reduce its military force in Iraq from the current 5,200 to about 3,500 by November, U.S. officials said Friday. The cut would be in line with President Donald Trump's repeated call to bring troops home and his reelection campaign pledge to end …
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Esper visit to tiny Palau highlights US-China competition
WASHINGTON (AP) — No nation is too small or too distant from Washington, it seems, to be excluded from the Trump administration’s campaign to counter China’s efforts to supplant America as the dominant Pacific power.
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Esper visit to tiny Palau highlights US-China competition
WASHINGTON (AP) — No nation is too small or too distant from Washington, it seems, to be excluded from the Trump administration’s campaign to counter China’s efforts to supplant America as the dominant Pacific power.
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Esper visit to tiny Palau highlights US-China competition
WASHINGTON (AP) — No nation is too small or too distant from Washington, it seems, to be excluded from the Trump administration’s campaign to counter China’s efforts to supplant America as the dominant Pacific power.
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In a future bomber force, old and ugly beats new and snazzy
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. (AP) — In the topsy-turvy world of U.S. strategic bombers, older and uglier sometimes beats newer and snazzier.
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In a future bomber force, old and ugly beats new and snazzy
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. (AP) — In the topsy-turvy world of U.S. strategic bombers, older and uglier sometimes beats newer and snazzier.
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In a future bomber force, old and ugly beats new and snazzy
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. (AP) — In the topsy-turvy world of U.S. strategic bombers, older and uglier sometimes beats newer and snazzier.
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US accuses Russia of testing anti-satellite weapon in space
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States accused Russia on Thursday of conducting a test of an anti-satellite weapon in space, asserting that it exposed Moscow's intent to deploy weapons that threaten U.S. and allied satellites.
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Esper says US considering troop 'adjustments' in South Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is considering “adjustments” to its military presence in South Korea and around the globe as it shifts from years of countering insurgencies and militants in the greater Middle East to focusing on China, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday.
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Milley: Confederate names on Army bases divide the military
WASHINGTON (AP) — Confederate Army symbols within the military, including prominent Army bases named for rebel generals, are divisive and can be offensive to Black people in uniform, the nation's top officer said Thursday.
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Trump troop cut in Germany fits a pattern of hitting allies
WASHINGTON (AP) — In vowing to
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Trump troop cut in Germany fits a pattern of hitting allies
WASHINGTON (AP) — In vowing to pull thousands of American troops from Germany, President Donald Trump is following a pattern of disruptive, sometimes punitive, moves against allies that have dismayed his fellow Republicans and cast doubt across the globe about the future of partnering with the United States.
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US has hit agreed troop-cut target of 8,600 in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has reduced its troop presence in Afghanistan to 8,600, fulfilling its obligation as part of a February deal with the Taliban, the general who oversees American forces in that region said Thursday.
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Trump announces major US troop cut in 'delinquent' Germany
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is ordering a major reduction in U.S. troop strength in Germany, a move widely criticized by members of his own party as a gift to Russia and a threat to U.S. national security.
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Trump announces major US troop cut in 'delinquent' Germany
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is ordering a major reduction in U.S. troop strength in Germany, a move widely criticized by members of his own party as a gift to Russia and a threat to U.S. national security.
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Military chief: Wrong to walk with Trump past park protest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Gen. Mark Milley, the nation’s top military officer, added to the already extraordinary tension between the Pentagon and President Donald Trump on Thursday, declaring he'd been wrong to stride in uniform with Trump past protesters who had been cleared from Lafayette Square to a photo op …
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Military chief: Wrong to walk with Trump past park protest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Gen. Mark Milley, the nation’s top military officer, added to the already extraordinary tension between the Pentagon and President Donald Trump on Thursday, declaring he'd been wrong to stride in uniform with Trump past protesters who had been cleared from Lafayette Square to a photo op …
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Milley says he was wrong to accompany Trump on church walk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Gen. Mark Milley, the nation's top military officer, said Thursday he was wrong to accompany President Donald Trump on a walk through Lafayette Square that ended in a photo op at a church. He said his presence in uniform amid protests over racial injustice “created a …
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Trump: No change at bases named for Confederate officers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will “not even consider” changing the name of any of the 10 Army bases that are named for Confederate Army officers. Two days earlier, Defense Secretary Mark Esper indicated that he was open to a broad discussion of such …
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Trump: No change at bases named for Confederate officers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will “not even consider” changing the name of any of the 10 Army bases that are named for Confederate Army officers. Two days earlier, Defense Secretary Mark Esper indicated that he was open to a broad discussion of such …
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US general: Taliban not yet met conditions for US withdrawal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban have not yet met conditions required for a complete U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by next May as envisioned in a U.S.-Taliban deal signed in February, the commander overseeing U.S. forces there said Wednesday.
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US military now rethinking links to Confederate Army symbols
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is rethinking its traditional connection to Confederate Army symbols, mindful of their divisiveness at a time the nation is wrestling with questions of race after
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US military now rethinking links to Confederate army symbols
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is rethinking its traditional connection to Confederate Army symbols, mindful of their divisiveness at a time the nation is wrestling with questions of race after the death of George Floyd in police hands.
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A U-turn, an angry president and a fateful walk to a church
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper was three blocks from the FBI's Washington field office. He had planned to confer there at a security command center, but plans changed with an unexpected call to divert immediately.
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A U-turn, an angry president and a fateful walk to a church
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper was three blocks from the FBI's Washington field office. He had planned to confer there at a security command center, but plans changed with an unexpected call to divert immediately.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Analysis: White House, Pentagon tensions near breaking point
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions between the White House and
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A U-turn, a rush to see Trump, a day of tension and surprise
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper was three blocks from the FBI's Washington field office. He had planned to confer there at a security command center, but plans changed with an unexpected call to divert immediately.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
A U-turn, a rush to see Trump, a day of tension and surprise
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper was three blocks from the FBI's Washington field office. He had planned to confer there at a security command center, but plans changed with an unexpected call to divert immediately.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Analysis: White House, Pentagon tensions near breaking point
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions between the White House and
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Handling of street protests creates crisis for Pentagon boss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper is facing the most politically charged crisis of his tenure, criticized for calling protester-filled streets a military “battle space” and accused of failing to keep the military out of politics.
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Handling of street protests creates crisis for Pentagon boss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper is facing the most politically charged crisis of his tenure, criticized for calling protester-filled streets a military “battle space” and accused of failing to keep the military out of politics.
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Navy admiral submits results of probe on virus-infected ship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy's top admiral on Wednesday received the results of an internal investigation into the spread of the coronavirus aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the firing of the aircraft carrier's skipper in April.
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Navy admiral submits results of probe on virus-infected ship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy's top admiral on Wednesday received the results of an internal investigation into the spread of the coronavirus aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the firing of the aircraft carrier's skipper in April.
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Pentagon's No. 2 IG official resigns after being passed over
WASHINGTON (AP) — The No. 2 official in the Pentagon's office of inspector general, Glenn Fine, resigned Tuesday, several weeks after
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Bulging deficits may threaten prized Pentagon arms projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's $3 trillion effort to rescue the economy from the coronavirus crisis is stirring worry at the Pentagon. Bulging federal deficits may force a reversal of years of big defense spending gains and threaten prized projects like the rebuilding of the nation's arsenal of nuclear weapons.
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Bulging deficits may threaten prized Pentagon arms projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's $3 trillion effort to rescue the economy from the coronavirus crisis is stirring worry at the Pentagon. Bulging federal deficits may force a reversal of years of big defense spending gains and threaten prized projects like the rebuilding of the nation's arsenal of nuclear weapons.
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Coronavirus lessons from Roosevelt outbreak helped 2nd ship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy destroyer USS Kidd was heading east across the Pacific from Pearl Harbor when it added an unusual twist to its transit — a quarantine-and-isolation drill. The practice was part of a new protocol built on lessons from a coronavirus outbreak aboard an aircraft carrier soon …
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Coronavirus lessons from Roosevelt outbreak helped 2nd ship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy destroyer USS Kidd was heading east across the Pacific from Pearl Harbor when it added an unusual twist to its transit — a quarantine-and-isolation drill. The practice was part of a new protocol built on lessons from a coronavirus outbreak aboard an aircraft carrier soon …
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Coronavirus lessons from Roosevelt outbreak helped 2nd ship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy destroyer USS Kidd was heading east across the Pacific from Pearl Harbor when it added an unusual twist to its transit — a quarantine-and-isolation drill. The practice was part of a new protocol built on lessons from a coronavirus outbreak aboard an aircraft carrier soon …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus lessons from Roosevelt outbreak helped 2nd ship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy destroyer USS Kidd was heading east across the Pacific from Pearl Harbor when it added an unusual twist to its transit — a quarantine-and-isolation drill. The practice was part of a new protocol built on lessons from a coronavirus outbreak aboard an aircraft carrier soon …
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Coronavirus cases aboard 2nd Navy ship still rising, now 64
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases aboard the USS Kidd rose to 64 as the Navy destroyer pulled into port at San Diego on Tuesday to get medical care for the crew and to disinfect and decontaminate the ship.
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Pentagon focusing on most vital personnel for virus testing
WASHINGTON (AP) — With limited supplies of
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Pentagon focusing on most vital personnel for virus testing
WASHINGTON (AP) — With limited supplies of
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Another Navy warship at sea reports a coronavirus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — Another Navy ship at sea has reported a coronavirus outbreak and is returning to port, the Navy said Friday.
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Another Navy warship at sea reports a coronavirus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — Another Navy ship at sea has reported a coronavirus outbreak and is returning to port, the Navy said Friday.
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Cautious Pentagon extends troop travel limits through June
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is extending military travel restrictions through June, indicating a concern that the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Cautious Pentagon extends troop travel limits through June
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is extending military travel restrictions through June, indicating a concern that the
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Pentagon: $10B cloud contract that snubbed Amazon was legal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's process for awarding a highly lucrative cloud computing contract to Microsoft instead of Amazon was in line with legal and government purchasing standards, a government watchdog agency said Wednesday.
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Pentagon: $10B cloud contract that snubbed Amazon was legal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's process for awarding a highly lucrative cloud computing contract to Microsoft instead of Amazon was in line with legal and government purchasing standards, a government watchdog agency said Wednesday.
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Pentagon: $10B cloud contract that snubbed Amazon was legal
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog agency said Wednesday the Pentagon's process for awarding a highly lucrative cloud computing contract to Microsoft was in line with legal and government purchasing standards.
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Military sees no quick exit from 'new world' of coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is bracing for a months-long struggle against
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Military sees no quick exit from 'new world' of coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is bracing for a months-long struggle against the coronavirus, looking for novel ways to maintain a defensive crouch that sustains troops' health without breaking their morale — while still protecting the nation.
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Navy reports first coronavirus death from Roosevelt crew
WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the crew of the coronavirus-infected USS Theodore Roosevelt died Monday of complications related to the disease, 11 days after the aircraft carrier's captain was fired for pressing his concern that the Navy had done too little to safeguard his crew. The sailor was the …
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General says coronavirus likely to affect more Navy ships
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon leaders anticipate that the
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Esper: Pentagon to give respirator masks, ventilators to HHS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that the Pentagon will provide civilian health authorities with 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators to help in a national response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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US general: 'fairly certain' North Korea has COVID-19 cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top American general in South Korea said Friday he is fairly certain North Korea has not been spared by the
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Pentagon sees Taliban deal as allowing fuller focus on China
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's
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Pentagon chief visits nuke base to highlight weapon spending
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper used his first-ever visit to a nuclear missile field in frigid North Dakota to tout the Trump administration's multibillion-dollar plan for a top-to-bottom modernization of the nuclear arsenal. The costly project is necessary, he said, to keep up with …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Pentagon chief visits nuke base to highlight weapon spending
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper used his first-ever visit to a nuclear missile field in frigid North Dakota to tout the Trump administration's multibillion-dollar plan for a top-to-bottom modernization of the nuclear arsenal. The costly project is necessary, he said, to keep up with …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Esper defends shifting defense funds for Trump's border wall
MUNICH, Germany (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday defended his decision to
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Esper defends shifting defense funds for Trump's border wall
MUNICH, Germany (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday defended his decision to
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
While US worries about China, Europe stays focused on Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — China and its increasingly sophisticated and far-flung military sit atop U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper's list of international security worries, but in Europe a bigger concern is closer to home: Russia.
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US to seek more help from NATO to counter Islamic State
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday he is looking to NATO allies for more help countering the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and in bolstering U.S. defense efforts in the Middle East more broadly.
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Air Force discloses drug investigation at nuke missile base
WASHINGTON (AP) — Security guards at an Air Force base responsible for protecting strategic nuclear missiles in three states are under investigation for alleged marijuana use, Air Force officials said Monday. They are part of the same security force whose members were caught using the hallucinogen LSD four years ago.
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Air Force suicides surged last year to highest in 3 decades
WASHINGTON (AP) — Suicides in the active-duty Air Force surged last year to the highest total in at least three decades, even as the other military services saw their numbers stabilize or decline, according to officials and unpublished preliminary data.
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Air Force suicides surged last year to highest in 3 decades
WASHINGTON (AP) — Suicides in the active-duty Air Force surged last year to the highest total in at least three decades, even as the other military services saw their numbers stabilize or decline, according to officials and unpublished preliminary data.
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Air Force suicides surged last year to highest in 3 decades
WASHINGTON (AP) — Suicides in the active-duty Air Force surged last year to the highest total in at least three decades, even as the other military services saw their numbers stabilize or decline, according to officials and unpublished preliminary data.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Pentagon seeking Iraqi permission to deploy missile defenses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has asked Iraq for permission to put Patriot missile systems at bases hosting U.S. troops to improve defenses against attacks like the Jan. 8 Iranian missile strike that caused brain injuries to more than 50 U.S. troops, Pentagon officials said Thursday.
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Brain injuries in Iraq put attention on invisible war wounds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The spotlight on brain injuries suffered by American troops in Iraq this month is an example of America's episodic attention to this invisible war wound, which has affected hundreds of thousands over the past two decades but is not yet fully understood.
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Brain injuries in Iraq put attention on invisible war wounds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The spotlight on brain injuries suffered by American troops in Iraq this month is an example of America's episodic attention to this invisible war wound, which has affected hundreds of thousands over the past two decades but is not yet fully understood.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Trump touts logo for new Space Force, with nod to Star Trek
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's new U.S. Space Force is not Star Trek's Starfleet Command, but their logos bear a striking similarity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Trump touts logo for new Space Force, with nod to Star Trek
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's new U.S. Space Force is not Star Trek's Starfleet Command, but their logos bear a striking similarity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Pentagon: 34 troops suffered brain injuries in Iran strike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon disclosed on Friday that 34 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran's missile strike this month on an Iraqi air base, and although half have returned to work, the casualty total belies President Donald Trump's initial claim that no Americans were harmed. He …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Trump touts logo for new Space Force, with nod to Star Trek
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's new U.S. Space Force is not Star Trek's Starfleet Command, but their logos bear a striking similarity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Pentagon: 34 troops suffered brain injuries in Iran strike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon disclosed on Friday that 34 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran's missile strike this month on an Iraqi air base, and although half have returned to work, the casualty total belies President Donald Trump's initial claim that no Americans were harmed. He …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Trump touts logo for new Space Force, with nod to Star Trek
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's new U.S. Space Force is not Star Trek's Starfleet Command, but their logos bear a striking similarity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Pentagon says 34 troops suffered brain injury in Iran strike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon disclosed on Friday that 34 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injury in Iran's missile strike this month on an Iraqi air base, and although half have returned to work, the casualty total belies President Donald Trump's initial claim that no Americans were harmed. He …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Pentagon: 34 US troops had brain injuries from Iran's strike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Friday that 34 U.S. troops were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries suffered in this month's Iranian
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Eleven US troops flown to medical centers after Iran strike
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eleven U.S. troops were flown out of Iraq for evaluation of concussion-like symptoms in the days following an Iranian missile strike that President Donald Trump had said caused no harm to American forces, officials said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Pentagon adding to restrictions on foreign military students
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is imposing new restrictions and controls on all international military students at American bases, including barring them from having privately owned firearms on base, in response to a shooting by a Saudi trainee in December that killed three sailors in Florida.
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Democrats differ on US-Mideast wars, with no clear exit plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic presidential field is united in lambasting President Donald Trump’s handling of America’s military presence in the Middle East, but the candidates are sharply divided on how to do it better. Their solutions range from pulling out to cutting back.
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US points to dissent in Iran in wake of deadly drone strike
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper and other administration officials joined President Donald Trump in trying to draw attention to dissent in Iran instead of lingering questions about the scale of the threat used to justify a drone strike on Iran’s top military leader.
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Esper says he's seen no hard evidence embassies under threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper explicitly said Sunday that he had seen no hard evidence that four American embassies had been under possible threat when President Donald Trump authorized the targeting of Iran’s top commander, raising questions about the scale of the threat described by Trump last week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
US points to dissent in Iran in wake of deadly drone strike
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper and other administration officials joined President Donald Trump in trying to draw attention to dissent in Iran instead of lingering questions about the scale of the threat used to justify a drone strike on Iran’s top military leader.
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Esper says he's seen no hard evidence embassies under threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper explicitly said Sunday that he had seen no hard evidence that four American embassies had been under possible threat when President Donald Trump authorized the targeting of Iran’s top commander, raising questions about the scale of the threat described by Trump last week.
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Esper has seen no hard evidence for embassies' threat claim
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper explicitly said Sunday that he had seen no hard evidence that four American embassies had been under possible threat when President Donald Trump authorized the targeting of Iran’s top commander, raising questions about the scale of the threat described by Trump last week.
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US seeking to amplify voices of protest in Iran amid turmoil
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of President Donald Trump's national security team tried to amplify voices of dissent in Iran by suggesting on Sunday that the Islamic Republic is under internal threat after denying and then admitting it shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane. His Pentagon chief explicitly said he had …
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Esper: US does not expect more Iranian retaliatory attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the Trump administration foresees no more Iranian military attacks in retaliation for the U.S. strike that killed the Islamic Republic's most powerful general. The Pentagon chief suggested that Iran's government is under internal threat following its downing of a Ukrainian civilian …
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Forget the olive branch, grab an Idaho potato
PARIS (AP) — For some watchers of international diplomacy, the somber road to Syrian peace was overrun Monday by potatoes and furry pink hats.
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